Bay Ridge Eagle Gallery 364 Art Fans Long for Upcoming ‘Nostalgia’ Show by Harold Egeln (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 08-12-2010

By Harold Egeln Brooklyn Eagle Gallery 364, the center of Bay Ridge’s growing art world, is about to offer an exhibition that captures longings of past events and memories in surprising ways through paintings, photos and sculptures. This exhibit and sale is fittingly called “Nostalgia.” A reception is set for the show’s opening on Thursday, August 26 from 7 to 10 p.m., hosted by Gallery 364 founder and owner Georgine Benvenuto, a famed photographer whose historic 1900s brownstone at 364 72nd St. has become a Brooklyn as well as an international destination. Since the opening of the first floor home gallery in May 2007 with the help of a community of artists, photographers and friends, Gallery 364 has featured art exhibitions based on specific themes. “We believe in giving just a keyword to our artists and seeing what they come forward with in terms of visual art,” said Benvenuto. Themes have included 9/11, Water, Spaces, Love/Desire, Brooklyn Neighborhoods, Moving Pictures and Paintings, and Recycled, Reused, Rescued. The varied themes have proven to be successful, according to fans of the gallery, producing artwork that challenges the artists in forms that surprise, delight and titillate the eyes and minds of viewers. Last autumn, the Bay Ridge art outpost was for the first time added to the annual SmArt Brooklyn Gallery Hop Bus Tour, delighting the growing Gallery 364 art community. The gallery also serves as studio space for art, painting and photography classes. Gallery 364, with its community involvement ethos, has collaborated on projects with the Narrows Botanical Garden, Women Against Violence, the Green Spa and Wellness Center and the Bay Ridge Greenmarket, among others. The “Nostalgia” opening reception includes an art competition, this time with guest judge Doug Opalski, a watercolorist. There will be a Best In Show $150 grand prize award and two honorable mention winners. Sponsors include Grimaldi and Yeun LLP, The Green Spa and Wellness Center, HOM and The Burger Bistro. For more information about Gallery 364-Bay Ridge’s First Fine Arts Gallery visit its web site at www.gallery364.com. Viewings are by invitation and reservation.

CALLING ALL EMERGING ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS

Gallery 364 "Bay Ridge's First Fine Arts Gallery" is
pleased to go forth with our August Art Competition,
entitled "NOSTALGIA".
Guest Judge:
Doug Opalski, Watercolorist

We believe in giving just a keyword to our artists and
see what they come forward with in terms of visual
artwork.

If you are interested in submitting work for this
competition (all mediums accepted), for consideration
please call Georgine for an appointment to show your
work, or email jpegs for review. NO URL'S PLEASE. You
will be notified by email of acceptance. And we look
forward to seeing you at our opening reception.

The entry fee is $25.00 per piece, for work accepted,
with a limit of 4 pieces per artist.

All art must be ready to hang.

All art will be for sale.

Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales.

Gallery 364 will award:
One "Best In Show" $150 Cash Prize
Two "Honorable Mentions" $50 Gift Certificate Each.

All Winners will be announced at our Opening
Reception.

Deadline for submissions: Sunday Aug 22,2010
(Work must be delivered no later than Aug. 22nd)
Artists Opening Reception: Thursday, August 26th, 2010

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE!!!

Who will be the next Best In Show Winner At Gallery 364?

PHOTO COPYRIGHT 2010 GEORGINE BENVENUTO

It feels good to get back in the studio!

Gallery 364's next art gallery competition

is themed "Nostalgia"....are you ready?........

Submission Deadline..Aug. 22st, 2010

CALLING ALL EMERGING ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY 364 JUNE ART COMPETITION "EMPOWERMENT"

Gallery 364 "Bay Ridge's First Fine Arts Gallery" is
pleased to go forth with our June Art Competition,
entitled "EMPOWERMENT".
Guest Judges:
Doug Opalski, Watercolorist
Joseph Anastasi, Photographer &
Audrey Anastasi, Artist

We believe in giving just a keyword to our artists and
see what they come forward with in terms of visual
artwork.

If you are interested in submitting work for this
competition (all mediums accepted), for consideration
please call Georgine for an appointment to show your
work, or email jpegs for review. NO URL'S PLEASE. You
will be notified by email of acceptance. And we look
forward to seeing you at our opening reception.

The entry fee is $25.00 per piece, for work accepted,
with a limit of 4 pieces per artist.

All art must be ready to hang.

All art will be for sale.

Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales.

Gallery 364 will award:

One "Best In Show" $150 Cash Prize
Two "Honorable Mentions" $50 Gift Certificate Each.

All winners will be included in a fifteen month calendar
produced by Gallery 364 for the not-for-profit
organization Women Against Violence.

All Winners will be announced at our Opening
Reception.

In addition to the three top winners, twelve additional
artists will receive a special honorable mention & be
included in the fifteen month calendar, all winning artwork
will be on display at The Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge
Brooklyn, on June 16th, 2010 for a special fundraising
event for WAV.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, June 7th, 2010

(Work must be delivered no later than June 8th)

Artists Opening Reception: Thursday, June 10th,, 2010

Contact Georgine for more info:

Gallery 364
364 72nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
917-767-3848
www.gallery364.com

72ND STREET STUDIO @ GALLERY 364 PRESENTS DRAW TO PAINT WORKSHOP WITH DAVID JON KASSAN TUESDAYS & SUNDAYS 7-10PM .

Following his initial drawing studies at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, David attended Syracuse University in New York, where he studied under the auspices of Jerome Witkin, Robert Dacey, and Sarah McCoubrey learning a complete painter should have a strong grasp of the picture making process and a well thought out concept behind a painting. While earning his B.F.A, he was able to take advantage of the school's exceptional Art History Department, and on completion of his degree, moved to Brooklyn to continue his studies at The National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York, where he had the good fortune to study with a number of artists whom he respects, including: Aaron Shikler, Mary Beth Mackenzie, David Levine, William Behnkin, Harvey Dinnerstein, Burton Silverman, Steven Assael, and Costa Vavagiakis.

His honors and awards from Arts organizations and magazines include: The National Academy of Design School of Fine Art, The Portrait Society of America, The Art Students League of New York, The Artist's Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts, The Newington-Cropsey Foundation's Travel Award, which enabled him to enrich his Art History studies with classes in Italian Renaissance from the British Institute in Florence, Italy. While there, he assembled his thoughts and sketches into a limited edition book titled "Lentamente Italia". David currently writes an ongoing feature for Drawing magazine on anatomy and also contributes to myamericanartist.com. Recently his work has graced the covers of American Artist's Drawing Magazine(winter 09) as well as Australia's contemporary art publication Emtpy Magazine. David's work is currently featured in Die Gestalten's recent showcase book of young contemporary artists called The Upset.

He has lectured at Universities and schools around the nation including The Rochester Institute of Technology, Western Illinois University, Syracuse University, The National Academy School of Fine Art, and The University of Alabama, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. He has taught painting workshops at The National Academy of Design and the Salmagundi Center of American Art, NYC. David teaches international workshops as well, including stops in Australia with the Practicing Artists Network (PAN) in Byron Bay and in Portugal with the Artistas Sociedade de Faro. He has also served on the faculty of the Andreeva Portrait Academy, Santa Fe, The Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ and the Richeson School of Art, Kimberly, WI.
Exhibitions include: The United Nations in New York, Gallery Henoch, The Park Avenue Armory, The National Academy of Design Museum of Fine Art, Gallery 1199, The Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, and The Salmagundi Club and nationally at the Mobile Museum of Art, AL, Art Chicago, The San Francisco International Art Exposition, Los Angeles Art Show, The Museum of American Illustration, Huntington House Museum, and The Wethersfield Museum.

David's work has been placed in important collections domestically and worldwide, most notably; the collections of the Art Students League of New York, The Bhammer Family of Mumbai, India, Seven Bridges Foundation, Greenwich, CT, The Howard A. Tullman Collection, Chicago, IL,

David Jon Kassan is currently represented by Gallery Henoch, New York. To see David's work online please go to http://davidkassan.com

HAPPY SPRING!!! NEW ART COMPETITION "BEGINNINGS" APRIL 29th

Gallery 364 "Bay Ridge's First Fine Arts Gallery" is pleased to go forth with our April Art Competition, entitled "Beginnings".

We believe in giving just a keyword/s to our artists and see what they come forward with in terms of visual artwork.

If you are interested in submitting work for this competition (all mediums accepted), for consideration please call Georgine for an appointment to show your work, or email jpegs for review. No URL's please. You will be notified by email of acceptance. And we look forward to seeing you at our opening reception.

The entry fee is $25.00 per piece, for work accepted, with a limit of 4 pieces per artist. All art must be ready to hang.

All art will be for sale. Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales. Gallery 364 will award: One "Best In Show" $150 Prize (Winners will be announced at Opening Reception) One "Honorable Mention" $50 Prize

Deadline for submissions: Sunday April 25th, 2010 Artists Opening Reception: Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Contact Georgine for more info: Gallery 364 364 72nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11209 917-767-3848 www.gallery364.com

LOVE/DESIRE OPENING NIGHT March 4th, 2010